Lillian Eileen DeMaris, a 31-year-old widowed mother of three, was last seen in Mason City, Iowa, on August 14, 1952. At the time of her disappearance, she was employed as a food vendor for a traveling carnival. On the day she went missing, DeMaris had promised to take her eldest daughter out for a birthday dinner. She never returned, and her vehicle was later found abandoned outside the carnival grounds.
Born in Nebraska, DeMaris was one of ten children and had moved to Iowa as a child. Sometime during the 1950s, she resided in Killeen, Texas. Prior to her disappearance, her husband had died in a construction accident in Minnesota, leaving her to care for their three young daughters, who were aged 6, 4, and 2 at the time she vanished.
Following her disappearance, DeMaris was not immediately reported missing. Her family feared that if they contacted the authorities, the children would be taken into state custody. Although she has since been declared legally dead, her children have continued to hope for answers regarding her fate. Few details are available in her case, which remains unsolved.Last Seen: Aug 14, 1952
